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procurer

/pɹəˈkjʊəɹə/ noun

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In Latin: leno, lena Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about procurer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce).
  2. Someone who obtains or acquires.
    the procurer of opera tickets

Origin

Inherited from Middle English procurour, from Anglo-Norman procurour and continental Old French procureor, from Latin prōcūrātor; by surface analysis, procure + er. Doublet of proctor and procurator.

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Related Words: pimppandarpanderponcepanderersupplierpurchaserproviderbuyervendorprocuress

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